I guess I'm a minority here, but well, just to add a different viewpoint...
I'm very wary about crusades like this.
It's short sighted populism that destroys something, the already fragile symbioses between man and animals. In other words, it comes down to " wipe rabbits from the face of the earth so we don't have something to project our feelings on". When that is done, those people find other victims, they don't stop, they need that to feel power over other people. They are not out to improve something, sure, their believe is strong, but it's just about having the power to force whatever on other people, it's not about protection whatsoever.
Cute pictures, a heartbreaking story - that's the 101 of populism. Something quite common nowadays, well, actually quite common throughout human history. No facts, no insight what is realy going on, just a selective spotlight on bad things. Manipulation, an easy solution without even thinking about consequences.
I'm sure most don't realise that.
Here, private ads for pets got heavily restricted 2 years ago, and with awful results. There's no easy way to find a new home for a pet that would need one - kids grown out, wasn't what one expected, etc, so they get dumped in the woods ("set free"), or worse. I used to sell those kits that got great personality - almost impossible now, they all end in the freezer. There are people out there looking for rabbits like mine, but I can't reach them anymore.
Of course, that ban doesn't effect commercial enterprises (noone is going to harm economy), and "Rescues"- the real ones are overloaded since there isn't anything other left for pet owners, that doing "rehoming" from breeder to customer make good profit. So, it lead to a lot of animals suffering, there's still ample commercial supply, but no way out anymore. And imho the long term effects of such bans is worse, when people get alienated from animals noone will notice or care when they disappear.
No, I'm no fan of that kind of campaign.
